OJ Mayo opts out

ComboGuardCity · Post #1 » by **ComboGuardCity** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 7:40 pm

Well we all expected it and I think the guy is going a bit under the radar. He's a decent playmaker and great shooter. He was apparently on Joe's wishlist this season. Do we make a play? How much will he get? I say offer him 4 years 32.

Piston Pete · Post #2 » by **Piston Pete** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 7:47 pm

I'm personally not interested in going after Mayo.

We have KCP now, let him develop.

Natopher · Post #3 » by **Natopher** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 7:48 pm

Depends on the price, but I'd be interested. But this could really bite us in the butt if we make an offer and he doesn't contribute. The way I see it, whatever SG we sign would just be temporary until KCP is ready to take full reign of the starting SG spot. So if we sign Mayo for 32mil/4 (not a mad deal, imo) and he doesn't live up to the expectations, that deal immediately becomes bad. I'm not sure if we'd be able to trade him if he say put up stats similar to what he put up in the second half of last year. And with KCP on the roster I think whatever SG we potentially sign would have to get traded sometime in the near future.

That said though, if we could get him for that price, and still add Iggy or Jeff Green, I think it'd be great. That way KCP can come along at his own pace off the bench, and we add another talented scorer/distributer to our team. Win-Win. But if he wants more than say 9-mil I'd say pass.

Also, are you sure he was on Joe D's wishlist, or is that speculation? I didn't see it confirmed anywhere.

aad · Post #4 » by **aad** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 7:58 pm

We have kcp now f mayo

Kilo · Post #5 » by **Kilo** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:02 pm

Doesn't fit here anymore.

Post #6 » by **Snakebites** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:12 pm

If he was capable of playing a little point guard I think I'd be more interested.

Kilo · Post #7 » by **Kilo** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:15 pm

^Sure but at what price tag when we have Knight and Stuckey here who basically check the same boxes as OJ.

ComboGuardCity · Post #8 » by **ComboGuardCity** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:18 pm

I might be in the minority but I think Mayo could play point in the right situation. I like him as the 6th man playing the Ginobli role. I probably cap it at 4/36 though.

Natopher · Post #9 » by **Natopher** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:54 pm

OJ Mayo had terrible stats out of the 6th man role in Memphis. I don't think he's suited to it. That's why I believe if we went out and got him we'd have to be read to trade him in a year or two when KCP is ready to be our starting SG.

DBC10 · Post #10 » by **DBC10** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:58 pm

I'm hesitant about recommending any deals to get a SG at all since KCP fulfilled that. It's honestly the option of letting him develop slowly, or let him take the reigns immediately so he can develop faster.

Natopher · Post #11 » by **Natopher** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:12 pm

We definitely need an SG though. Whether he starts or comes off the bench. Our only SG right now is KCP so we need to find someone who can back him up or start for him until he's ready and then back him up. I'd like OJ Mayo because I know he'd be good in case KCP isn't ready to start right away, but I definitely understand the reluctance. Korver or Belinelli would also be good players to get. Both could start if KCP isn't ready and then move into backup role when he is.

Post #12 » by **theBigLip** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:14 pm

aad wrote:We have kcp now f mayo

+1

MrBigShot · Post #13 » by **MrBigShot** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:35 pm

theBigLip wrote:
aad wrote:We have kcp now f mayo

+1

/thread

Stick with KCP. If they don't plan on starting him right away, bring him off the bench for 20-25 mins the first 15-20 games of the season and let him ease into it. But eventually, by midseason next year Knight/KCP/Moose/Dre need to be starting and getting valuable time to build chemistry together.

ComboGuardCity · Post #14 » by **ComboGuardCity** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:38 pm

We need a 3rd guard to play the remaining 32 minutes. Mayo and Bledsoe are the best two readily available.

ImHeisenberg · Post #15 » by **ImHeisenberg** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:46 pm

ComboGuardCity wrote:Well we all expected it and I think the guy is going a bit under the radar. He's a decent playmaker and great shooter. He was apparently on Joe's wishlist this season. Do we make a play? How much will he get? I say offer him 4 years 32.

He's a career 43% shooter. "great" might be a stretch of the imagination. Signing him isn't a terrible idea. It takes pressure off of KCP to immediately be an impact player from day 1. And, if KCP comes out swinging, Mayo could always be moved to the bench, or traded.

I would offer him something like 3-years; 18-21 million. I don't think we'll need him at that price for 4 years.

ImHeisenberg · Post #16 » by **ImHeisenberg** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:47 pm

ComboGuardCity wrote:We need a 3rd guard to play the remaining 32 minutes. Mayo and Bledsoe are the best two readily available.

At least with Mayo, we wouldn't have to buy the farm to get him.

Bledsoe's asking price is way too high, considering how little he's proven. If Knight was in his position he probably would have looked as good or better.

Minas · Post #17 » by **Minas** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:03 pm

I'm not interested in Mayo now that we have KCP (who I hope starts from Day 1).

Knight and Stuckey can probably fill the backup minutes at SG however, if one of them gets injured or if Stuck is gone we're going to be looking very thin. So we might need to sign a backup and I don't think Mayo fits that role. He will be overpaid and the contract will most likely look like a terrible decision in a few years time as KCP (hopefully) develops, plus as others have said he didn't perform well coming off the bench for Memphis. He also had a pretty crappy season after the first 20 games or so where he averaged 20ppg.

dan2314 · Post #18 » by **dan2314** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:26 am

yeah KCP definitely lessens the need, but if we can get him for a 4/28-30 ish deal i think that could be very beneficial. KCP might even be a player best suited to the sixth man, as we know he can play that role of best guy on the court go out and score from when he was at georgia.
If we can make mayo a 3 year deal that would be even better, as it gives KCP a few years to get himself ready and then once he is, mayo will be very close to the end of his deal making it easy to move him, or play him off the bench.
hope its not too similar to ben gordon even though rather than the veteran of rip, we have a rookie who we want to play

vege · Post #19 » by **vege** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:42 am

Before we draft KCP, Mayo was a perfect fit, now he is a waste of money. We could have drafted Burke and signed Mayo and we would be set in the back court for a while, that's why the KCP pick was so awful.

We should go after Webster and Wright and make the 3 of them fight for minutes at the wings.

ComboGuardCity · Post #20 » by **ComboGuardCity** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:26 am

I personally think OJ has really improved and can be an elite 6th man. We essentially need a 3rd starter in the back court and Mayo was a stud early on when Dirk wasn't in the game running isos. In fact, he would have been an all star in the east.

If knight plays 32 and KCP plays 32, that leaves 32 more minutes for both guard spots. he's not ben Gordon because he can handle the ball. I say go for it if he's cheaper than Iguodala!